Chinese Flash Card app
Today I created a Chinese character study app for the 300 most common characters. Good for beginners and similar to the box of printed cards I used to have.
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Banksy's identity revealed (Reuters) 🔗
Via: Reuters →
Banksy, born Robin Gunningham, later took the name David Jones. (Whether he still uses that name is unclear.) And Robert Del Naja, Gunningham’s graffiti idol, friend, and a man himself rumored to be Banksy, has on at least one occasion been his secret painting partner. Banksy wasn’t the Massive Attack frontman, whose 2024 climate action concert drew more than 30,000 fans to Bristol. But he has become a star performer in his own right. Case in point is the wild 2018 Sotheby’s auction in London of his iconic “Girl with Balloon.”
AI (GitHub CoPilot) is now involved on this site
I described in about three paragraphs the capabilities my project needed to feature and how it had to tie in with other software I use, making the latter much more feature-rich…
Chronicles of a NY Locksmith
A touching small feature from The New Yorker about a small locksmith shop in Brooklyn
World Nature Photo Awards 2026
Jono Allen
Winner of World Nature Photography Award 2026 (Jono Allen)
Growing up in China as a White Man in the 50s
Michael Crook talks about growing up in China in the 1950s.
Royal Game of Ur
An ancient Middle Eastern game that found its way to the west through the Jewish population of Kochi, India, after they migrated to Israel.
Snow-capped mountains
Might just be the Gray Mountains, during the reign of Glóin (King of Durin's Folk). Or in Alaska? The Dolomites in Italy?
Hong Kong's Cha Chaan Teng Culture
A nice Morning Post video showing the evolution of a unique Hong Kong institution.
Bruce Lee 2026 US Postage
Preview of an upcoming US postage stamp. The Bruce Lee commemorative kick stamp.
Trademarks and Symbols of the World
Yasaburo Kuwayama
Yasaburō Kuwayama's (桑山弥三郎), work has stood out since the early 1970s as a visual reference for designers of logos, trademarks, and symbols.